A Coach’s Notebook

Why Create New Drills?

By | October 8, 2020

Okay, the above graphic is one I’m also using elsewhere right now.  But, let me tell you a little story behind that graphic… Throughout my years in the game, I’ve had countless youth coaches ask me if I’d design a lesson plan that they could use for their season ahead.  Needless to say, I’d be…

Borrowing Some Skill Drills From Soccer

By | October 8, 2020

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1 or 2 Hands on the Stick?

By | October 7, 2020

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Critical Periods in Motor Learning – Part 2

By | October 7, 2020

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Critical Periods in Motor Learning – Part 1

By | October 7, 2020

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Murphy’s Law – In Hockey and Elsewhere

By | October 6, 2020

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Coach Chic’s Off-ice Hockey School

By | October 6, 2020

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Hockey Ideas Are Everywhere!

By | October 6, 2020

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Critical Periods in Motor Learning for Hockey-1 (Audio)

By | October 5, 2020

When I say “critical”, I mean it.  This is information that can make or break a youngster’s athletic ability, and hockey playing abilities. I was going to post this audio and the connected video parts now, but I think it’s important that I give members the opportunity to digest all of this segment first.  (Part…

My Hockey Whistle Adaptation (and more)

By | October 5, 2020

God, that picture down there is old (LOL).   Nonetheless, it’s the best I have for showing the way I always affixed a ref’s whistle to the glove on my left hand.   As I mentioned in the above recording, I placed it there so I could instantly let go of the stick and raise that…